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UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

ALFRED B. FOW'LER, 0F BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MA.-

CEIINERY COBIPORATION, 0F PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW My im'ention hereinafter described relates to machines for manuihicturing'shoes, and more particulz-irly to machines for treating or finishing the heels of shoes.

An object of my invention is to provide an a machine for performing a finish ing operation. or finishing operations, upon the contour surface of a heel, that is upon the surface between the edges of the tread and the heel seat and extending about the periphery of the heel from one breast corner to'the ot 'ier.

The illustrated machine provides a burnishing toot, a heading tool and a polishing tool which are (merated continuously at a uniforms eed. in operative relation to the 'tool is a rotatable '\vorl;carrying table upon which worli-supporting jacks are rotatably and slidably mounted to allow relative movement of a piece of Work and the particular tool to which the Work is being presented. In accordance with one feature of the invention. mechanism is provided for effecting this relative movement in such a. fashion, as each of the tools acts upon a heel, that the tool is caused to treat equal areas of the heel surface in' equal units of, time from one breast corner to the other. this arrangement uniformity of treatment of diti'crent parts of a heel is assured and any poss bility of too fast a relative movement between the Work and the tool in any particular spot is avoided.

feature of the 111V01'li'] provision of improved means organized to more over the work Without damage thereto ,.l to control the position of an LOQl movable with said means by to a characteristic of the Work Whercb y the tool is brought into the desired in the illustrated 1nachine. a slidingly n'ionnted 'i'eeler member is a form to move over the curve into the rand crease, said memlinishing tool it controls being iged for floating moven'ient in. deter u relation so that as the fecler member enters the rand crease the finishing tool is brought into correct position to perform its operation as, for example, the heading of By means of on consists in the relation. to the Work.

lily invention also contemplates, among the use of a heel finishing tool,

other thin s, i

heading tool provided with two.

illustrated as HEEL-FINISHING MACHINE.

Application filed January 13, 1920, Serial'No. 351,117. Renewed May 2d, 1926.

a flange which enters the rand crease, as for finishing the chamfered edge of the sole and guiding the tool in. its operation on the heel) the sole, of the flange of the tool being (lo-- avoid this, a feature ofmy invention con-L sists in the provision of means arranged to be brought into operation at the critical inomcnt to press the end of the Welt firmly against the sole thus ensuring that the flange of the tool engages the surface of the Welt remote from the sole, thereby preventing any mar-ring or defacement of the shoe by the flange of the tool.

In performing certain heel finishing operations it is necessary or desirable to apply wax to the surface to be finished and this may conveniently be done by bringing a stick or other piece of wax into contact With the finishing tool, which transfers a film of the \VZIX to the heel and rubs it in to the surface thereof. To obtain the best results it is necessary that the quantitypf Wax applied to the tool be controlled, according to the operation to be pei'fol'ii'ied,n'itli a c0nsiderable degree of nicety. An excess of WaXYnot only is detrimental to the finishing of the heel, but undesirably increases the cost of the finishing operation, some of the Waxes used being quite expensive. In certain finishing operations, for example in the final polishing which in the illustrated machine is done with a rotary brush, it is desirable to apply only a minute quantity of Wax.

To this end the illustrated machine is provided with a treadle Which, in its normal machine controlling operation, is displaced and then immediately released to initiate the operation of the macliiinerafter each shoe has been jacked. Accordingly, in thedisclosed exemplification of the invention a stick of Wax is arranged to be moved into contact with the polishing brush and held in such contact only during the very short time that the treadle is in displaced posh In other heel finishing operations, for example in burnishing, it is desirable to use more wax than in the final'polishing, but still considerably less than would be taken up by the finishing tool if, the wax were held continuously incontact therewith. I have found that this may be satisfactorily accomplished by holding the wax in contact with the finishing tool only during the time that the tool is in ope 'ative relation to the heel and Withdrawing it from the tool between the finishing operations on dilterent heels. Accordingly, the illustrated machine is provided with means for applying wax to a heel finishing tool Whilesaid tool is in heel finishing position, arranged to permit the Wax to rebound from the tool when the tool has finished its operation upon each heel. Y

The above and other novel features of the invention, and new combinations of parts will be hereinafter described in col'mection witha machine for burnishin heading and polishing the heels of shoes, but obviously the character of the tools may be varied within the true scope of the several features of theinvention as defined in the claims.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of amachine embodying the features of the present invention; i

Fig. 2 is a planview of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation of the lower part of the machine with the cover plates removed;

Fig. f is a horizontal section on the line -l-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section shmving more particularly the means for automatically controlling the table, the jack operating mechanism and the clutch;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 (i of Fig. 5, the parts being drawn on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 7 is a similar section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8--8 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8; j y

, Fig. 10 is a section on the line10-l0 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 11 is a detail side elevation showing certain portions of the jack controlling devices;

Fig. 12 is an'enlarged horizontal section on the line 12-12of Fig. 10;

i Fig. 13 is a side elevation of the burnishing tool and parts of its operating mechanism, showing also in crosssection a jacked shoe in position to be operated open by the tool;

[Fig 14 is a horizontal i l-14 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 15 is a vertical section approximately on the line 15l5 of Fig. 13;

section on the line Fig. 16 is a detail View or a clutch mezn ber used to control the motion of certain rods used in different parts of the machine;

Fig. 17 is an elevation of the beading tool and parts of its operating and controllin mechanism, showin also partof a jacke shoe in positlon to be operated upon by the tool;

Fig. 18 is a side elevation of the same parts looking in the opposite direction from Fig.

li and being partly in section to show certain portions of the internal construction thereof;

Fig-{19 is a plan view of the well; end can gaging device used in conjunction with the heading tool;

Fig. 20 is an elevation of the polishing aut- The tools may be varied to suit the condi-.

tions of work intended to be performed upon the heels of boots and shoes presented to them by the shoe supports, but in the pres ent instance of the invention the tools are shown as consisting of a burnishing tool for burnishing the contour surface of the heel from one breast corner to the other, a beading tool for heading the surface of the heel adjacent to the rand crease of the shoe and a polishing brush for polishing the contour surface after treatment by the burnishing and the beading tools, and while the invention is peculiarly advantageous in connection with tools ofthe described character it is to be understood that it may also be ad vantageously employed in connection with other forms orkinds of tools. The tools, regardless of their particular character, are preferably rotated or operated continuously and means are provided for periodically moving the table or carrier to present the heels of jacked shoes succesfively' to the dif ferent operating tools, and then automatically to suspend the table movement and to actuate the jacked shoes while in operative relation to the tools for effecting in a unit of time treatment of the same extent of contour surface of the heels. When the respaa;- tive shoes have beentreated by the tools, the table or carrier automatically moved to advance the shoes to the next tools of the series and to present a. finished shoe to a jacking station where it is to be removed and another shoe substituted for it.

1 These various features and the novel combinations of parts for effecting the purposes all The machine frame may be of any suitable character to properly support the operating parts and as shown comprises base lfrom which rise the tool supporting standards 2 and the rearwardly extending arms 3, 2, carrying bearings at for a driving shaft 5 on which are mounted fast and loose pulleys 6, 7, adapted to be (.iperated by a belt connected with a suitable source of power. Pivotally mounted at 8 on the arm 3 is a bell crank lever 9, Fig. 2, one end of which is con nee-ted by a link 10 to a slide 11 carrying the belt shifter The other arm of the bell crank lever 9 is connected by a rod 13, Fig. 2, to a belt shipper handle 14, Figs. 2 and 3, pivotally mounted at 15 on a part of the machine frame and having a locking member 16 adapted to engage suitable notches in a locking segment 17 secured to a bracket 18 mounted on the machine frame. The locking member 16 is connected to a pivoted hand piece 19 the construct-ion being such that upon manipulation of the shipper handle 1% the belt may be moved from the fast to the loose or from the loose to the fast pulley and the shipper handle locked in the desired position. y

Secured to the drive shaft 5 are the belt pulleys 20 and 21, Fig. 2, from which the tool shafts are operated when thedriving shaft 5 is driven as hereinbefore explained. Mounted in suitable bearings (Fig. 3) extending from one of the risers or tool sup porting standards 2 is a tool driving shaft Fig. 3, having apulley 2 L driven by a belt 25, Figs. 2 and 3, from the pulley 20 on the drive shaft 5. Likewise, the pulley 21 on the drive shaft is connected by a belt 26, Figs. 2 and 3, to a pulley 2? on a tool shaft 28 journalled in bearings 29 extended from another of the tool supporting standards 2, as indicated in Fig. 3. The shaft 28 carries a pulley 30 about whichpasses a belt 31 connected to a. pulley 32 on atool shaft 33, Fig. mounted between and to the rear of the tool shafts 23 and 28 heretofore described, the construction being such that as long as the drive shaft 5 is driven the tool shafts 23.28 and 33 will be continuously driven to operate their respective tools as will more fully hereinafter appear. If desired, guard plates 34;. 2. may be secured to the ma.- chine frame and extend over the belts 25 and 26. v

The motion of the drive shaft 5 is imparted to the mechanism for controlling the table or carrier and the jacks or work supports through a shaft 35, Fig. 2, mounted in appropriate bearings 36 and having mounted thereon a worm wheel 37 in operative engagement with a worm 38 on the drive shaft 5, substantially as indicated in big. 2, the construction being such that so long as the drive shaft 5 is actuated the motion transmission shaft will also be actuated.

T he shaft 35, see Figs. 6 and 7, has splincd thereto one member of a clutch, the other member 40 ofwhich is loosely mounted on the shaft. Secured to the shaft 35, Fig. 6, is a collar ail against which the hub portion of the loose member 4d) of the clutch bears. EX- tending from the loose member 4.0 of the clutch are the arms i2 carrying suitable friction material and a spring id on the shaft- 35 is interposed between a collar 46 secured to the shaftand the hub of the clutch member 89, the construction being such that the two clutch members will, under the stress of: the spring 4.4, be normally held in operative relationand will therefore rotate together, but should any unusual obstruction occur to retard the member 40 of the clutch the two clutch members may yield or slip.

Loosely mounted on the shaft 35, Figs. 6 and 7, is a sleeve i5 on which is splined a clutch member having a circular recess 47 engaged by pins or rolls 4L8 on the bifurcated end portions of an arm 4-9 pivoted at 50. The clutch member is normally under the itluenccof a spring 51 tending to move the clutch member e 6 into clutching engagement with theclutch member 40, said clutch menihers having complemental projecting and recessed portions for positive engagement, as indicated in Fig. 7. i

The clutch controlling arm 4:9 has a recessed extension 52 which is engaged by a pin 53 mounted on a lever 54 pivoted at 55 to the main frame, the construction being such that should the lever 54 be turned clockwise, Fig; 6, the clutch member 46 will be moved to the left and be disengaged from the clutch member -10, but should the lever 54: be moved. counter clockwise, Fig. 6, the pin will rise and permit the spring 51 to cause the clutch members 46 and 40 to engage. The clutch member 46, as heretofore explained. is splined to the sleeve 45 and when the clutch members are operatively engaged the sleeve 45 will be turned. Trains of mechanism, as will more fully appear, are connected to the sleeve 4L5 and control the movements of the several parts of the machine.

Pivotally mounted at 56, Figs. 5 and 6, is a jacking treadle 57, the foot engaging end of which is normally held elevated by a spring 58, Fig. 6. Connected to the jacking treadle 57 at 59, Fig. (i. is a rod (30 the upper end portion of which carries a catch (31 adaiited at times, as will presently appear, to engage a lug or projection mounted on the clutch shifting lever 54. -A spring 63 urges the upper end of rod 60 to the left (Fig; (3') and nmsnally tends to engage the catch v61 with the lug62, the construction Til being such that with theperts in position as.

indicated in Fig. 6 should the jacking trezidle oi bede iressed the catch 61 wlll be lifted to carry it 1 shoulder above theilug 62,1V116l'8.

upon the spriin 33 will engage the catch ed thereon the worm wheel 67, F 5, ti and 7, which is confined between suitable collars (i8 and G9 Secured to the spindle or shaft 65. The hub 70 of the worm wheel (57 is elongated as indicated in 5 and 6 and hes secured thereto a series of cums 71, 72, 73 und7t lor coi'itrollingthe operative or inoperative condition of certain parts as will more fully hereinafter appear.

The worm wheel 6'? is operatively engaged by it worm 75, Figs. (3 and 7, secured to :1 transverse shaft 'l'tirotatably mounted in suitable bearings formed in the risers 7-7 and 78 projecting upwardly from the mo.- chine'bnse, substantially esindicated in Fig. The shaft 76 is driven from the clutch member 16 through an appropriate train of connecting mechanism which, as illustrated, may comprise a worm wheel 79, Figs. 6 end 7, operatively engaged with a worm 80 formed as part of or secured to the sleeve 45, the construction being such that when the clutch members all) and 4:6 are engaged the worm wheel 67 and its connected hub 70 carrying the cams 71, 72, 73 and Tel. will be continuously rotated.

\Vhen the clutch members and 46 have been operatively engaged by counterclockwise movement of the lever 54. in the manner hercinbe'lore described, it isdesirnble that such lever be maintained in position with the clutch members engaged to maintain the series of coins 7.1, 72 and 73 in operative control of the table, the jacks or worlr supports thereon and thetools. as will more fully appear, until the tools have completed their respective operations upon the heels oi. the shoes presented thereto and e finished shoe has reached the jacking station, and that then the ports be controlled so as to prevent further operation until the finished shoe is removed and another jacked at the jackin station. To this end the hub 70, Fig. (l. carries the cam 74 which may be appropriately ii'irmed on the face of the cam 73 end which has a depressed portion 81. The lever 54 carries a projection or rider 82 over which the cam 74 travels, the construction through the means stated, the projection or rider will travel along the lace oi' the cam andhold the lever 5-11; in position with the machine in operation. Projecting front the lace ol'the cam 7st is a pin 85, Fig. (5,]

which, as the cam Te rotatesis adapted to engage the catch (ll on thcnrm (l0 and disengage the celeb from the lug (52, so that;

utter the projection or rider 82 has engaged the high port of thecum 74;, the lever filis lireed troni control of the jacking lever 57 and will remain with. the clutch members 40 and -ll5 in engaged rel ation until, in the re.- tntion of the com Tel, the depressed portion 81 thereof comes opposite the projection or rider 82, whereupon the lever 54,u11der the impulse of a spring 84:, Fig. 6, will be turned cli'icltwise, Fig. 6, to disengage the clutch members 40 and do and etc p operative movement of the machine.

In addition to the means described for controlling the engagement and disengagement of the clutch members 4:0 and 46, other means are provided in order to stop the machine at the will of the attendant, as will now be described. j

i lz ivotully.niounted at 85,1 igS. *l and 5, is on emergency lever 86 which extends to the 'l'ront of the machine near the jacking strition in convenient reach of. the attendant.

which terminates in :i pin 91 engaged with the bifurcated end 9?. ol a lever 93 pivoted at ill on a bracket or lug secured to or formed as part of the riser 77. i

The lever 93 has a downwardly projicting arm 95. Figs. 5 and (i, the lower end portion of which is connectcd to a toggle For control ling the clutch member ill. In the present iiistnnce oi the invention the toggle coinprises the link S16 pivoted to a bracket at 9T fixed to the machine frame and connected at its other end at 98 to the other toggle member 95), Figs. 5 and (i. the lower end 95 of the lever El?) l aving a slotted (tJIlIll-lLflIlOIl with the joint of the toggle at 98 as illustrated in Fig. (i. The linltllll o l? the toggle is connected at 100. Fig. (i. to the end of u lever 'ltll mounted for pivotal movement at Fill and carrying an adjustable pin 10x2 ada gited. when the lever ltll is moved dmvnwardly by straightening the toggle. to en ugh the end of a linger 103 projecting l'rom the clutch shifting arm 49. the construction be ing such that should the emergency lever 86,

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Figs. 5 and 6, be turned to the right, Fig. 5, the lever 93 will be rocked to cause the lower end 95 thereof to straighten the toggle and disengage the clutch member 46 irom the clutch 10. thereby stopping rotative movement oi the sleeve and the cams carried thereby and consequently suspending the operative movements of the table and jacks mounted thereon. Shifting movement of the emergency lever 86 has additional functions with respect to the movement of the tools from operative position when the emergency lever is actuated with jacked shoes in position for treatment by the tools and this characteristic of the invention will later appear.

The shai'ttTG, Figs. 5 and 7, has secured thereto a pinion 10d which is operatively engaged with a pinion 105, Fig. 5, loosely mounted on the shaft 106 appropriately journaled in bearings 10'? sustained by the uprights or risers 77, '78. The pinion105 meshes with a gear or pinion 108. Fig. 5, loosely mounted on the shaft 109 appropriately supported in bearings 110 sustained by the risers 1'7, 78. Each of the piuions or gears 105, 108, may be operatively connected to its shaft under control of the cams 72, '73 heretofore described as rotatable with the worm wheel 67. I y

In the illustrated machine the hub portions of the gears or pinions 105, 108 are adapted to he clutched to their respective shafts under the control of Horton clutches but. of course, other forms of clutches might be employed. Pivotally mounted at 111, Figs. 3, 5 and 8. is a lever 112 having an up wardly spring impelled member 1131 adapted to engage the shoulder ll iconnectcd with the usual roll carrier or cage ot a Horton clutch. Similarly there is pivoted at 115, Fig. 8, a lever 116 having a similarly supported spring member 1171 adapted to engage with a shoulder 118 connected to the cage of a Horton clutch, the construction being such that should either (if the memhere 1131 or 1171 engage with the shoulder of the associated Horton clutch, such clutch will be rendered ineffective and the gear or pinion with which it is associated will be operativelv disconnected from its shaft. The pins 113 and 11'? carried by the members 1131 and 1171 may hold their respective shafts i'rom rotation when in stopped position by entering suitable holes in the usual cam part of the clutches.

The lower end portion of the lever 112 is connected by an adjustable rod 110 with a lever 120, Figs. 3, 7 and 8, pivoted at 121. i

Fig. 3. and having an arm 122 carrying roller 123 adapted to bear upon the periph-j e'al portion of the cam 73. Similarly the lower end of the arm ed by an adjustable rod 124. Fig. 8, with an arm 125 pivoted at 126 and having an arm 116, Fig. 8, is connecta 127, Fig. 5, the end of which carries a roller bearing against the peripheral portion of the cam T Between the arms 120 and 125, Fig. 8, is interposed a spring 128, Fi 8, for normally pressing the free ends of the arms 120 and 125 away from each other and, consequently, the other ends of the arms carrying the rolls against their respective cams, the construction being such that under the dictates of the cams 72 and 73 the Horton clutches hereto-tore described will be appropriately operated to connect their respective gears or pinions 108 or 105 to the shaits 109 and 106 respectively. The pinions 105 and 108 are continuously driven by gear 1041 when the table and jack opera-ting clutch is closed, and the shaft 106 or 109 will be operated whenever its associated clutch is operatively connected to it.

The shaft 106 has secured thereto a'worm 120 which is engaged'with a worm wheel 130, Fig. 5, secured to the table spindle or shaft 65, the construction being such that when the gear or pinion 105 is clutched to its shaft as hereinbetore described, the table 66 will be appropriately rotated.

The shaft 109 has secured thereto a worm 131, 5, which is engaged with a Worm wheel 132 secured to a sleeve 133 loosely mounted upon the table spindle or shaft 65 and supported vertically thereon by means of a collar 13%. The upper end of the table spindle or shaft 65 and the sleeve 133 have suitable bearing 185 in the upper portion of the cross frame 136, Fig. 5. Secured to the upper end of the sleeve 133, Fig. 5, is a jack controlling cam 137.

Thetablc or carrier for carrying the shoe supports or acks, of which there may be any suitable number, may be variously contrived and secured to the table spindle or shaft 65, but in the illustrated embodiment of the invention the table comprises the four arms 138 (Fig. 2) each of which carries a shoe support or jack. The space between the arms 138 may be appropriately covered asby suitable plates 139, Fig. 2, to prevent chips and other foreign matter from finding their way into the working parts of the machine beneath.

Mounted in each of the arms 138 is a slide block 1 1-0, Figs. 10 and 12, each block 1 10 being mounted tor sliding movement on its arm 138 in suitable ways or guides 14:1. EX-

tending inwardly from each of the blocks 140 is an arm 142, the inner end of which has sliding engagement with a guide 1 13, F1 10. the construction being such that as the slide block 140 and arm 142 are moved radially of the table or arms 138 they will.

be suitably guided.

The jack controlling cam 137, which, as

hereinbetore described is secured to the sleeve 133, is provided with two cam surfaces or grooves one for controlling the 1n- Ward and outward movement of the jacks relative to the table and the other for controlling the rotative movement of the jacks and shoes thereon during the operation of the tool or tools upon the heel, the two cams acting conjointly during the heel treating operationby one of the tools to traverse the heels past the tool. ata Jpropriately varying speeds so that thetool s hall treat equal areas of the surface of the heel during equal units of time. v j s j To eii'ect. the inward and outward move-- ment of the jacks the am .137 is provided with an upper cam groove 14%, Figs. 10 and j 12, which is engaged by a roll or pinleh'i extending from the arm 1 12 on the slide block. Mounted for rotative moveinentin the slide block 1 10 is the jack support 1 16, Fig. 10, to which is secured or splined a pinion 147, through the medium ot which the jack. to be hereinafter described, is appropriately rotated. Mounted in the iii-111142 ot'the slide block is avpin or support: 14$,Fig. 10, provided. with a collar 149 between which and the arm 1 12 is a toothed segment 150, the teeth of which engage the teeth of the pinion 1/17. When the jacked shoe is operatively positioned relatively to a tool, the present invention contemplates movement of the jack to present to the tool in each unit of time a like extent of contour surface for treatment. But when the treated shoe reaches jacking position it; is desirable that the jack shall be freed from itsrotating means in order that the attendant may properly accommodate the shoe to the jack.

.To these ends the pin 148 extends below the eollar14c9 at 151, Fig". 10. and is providedwith a sleeve 152. a spring; 153 being interposed between the sleeve 152 and a stop or nut 154, the construction being: such that the spring 153 normally tends to lift the sleeve152 on the pin extension 151. The sleeve152 at its upper portion is provided with a locking pin 155, Fig. 11, which is adapted to engage -a recess 156, Fig. 12, formed in the toothed segment 150 and. ac cordingly. lock the toothed segment to the sleeve 152, when the two are brought into registering relation.

Each sleeve 152 is connected by a link 157. 10, with an arm 158 pivotally mounted at 159. Fig. 3, on :1. lug extended from the corresponding: table arm 138.

Each of the arms 158, of which there is one for each jack, has a-yroll 1 60, Figs. 10 and 12, adapted to engage one of a series of appropriate cam tracks or grooves 161 formed in the under surface of the cam 137, the con struction being such that when the cam and table are relatively moved and the sleeve 152 is locked to. the segment 150, a condition which obtains when the jack is in operative relation to the tool, the jack is suitably rotated :15 hereinbeiore described.

When jack carryim a shoe the liccl at. which has been treated by t he tool reaches jacking position at the from oi. the 1ndchine, as indicated at A Fig. 1, it is dosh able that the jack'be released troin its rotat ing means and be moved to a convenient position for the removal of the treated shoe and the reception of a shoe to he treated. To this end a spring 162, Figs. 11) and 1:2, is connected to the toothed segment 1:11] so that when free to respond to the spring, the toothed seginent nay be rotated to turn the jack into an appropriate position for the removal of a jacked shoe and the reception of a shoe to be jacked. j

Pivotally mounted at 1133 are the arms 16 1, Fig. 10, of a bifurcated lever carrying at its end a roll 165. adaptetbas the jacked shoe approaches jacking position as indicated at A, Fig. 1, to engage the inclined surface of a cam 16h, Figs. 1 and it), the effect being that as the j ackapprrmches jacle ingposition the roll 1155 on the bifurcated lever will be depressed. The arms lot of the bifurcated lever. as indicated in F ig'. 1d. are each provided with a pin or roller is? which engages a circular recess 111138 in the sleeve 152, the construction being suchthat when the jack is approaching jacking: position the end of the bifurcated lever will he depressed and the lockingpin 15:") carried by the sleeve 152 will be withdrawn from the recess 156 in thetoothed segment: hit), whereupon the spring 1(2 will turn the jth'lC into an appropriate position for the con; venicnt removal and reception of shoes, and even though the cam 13? he thereafter rotated during jacking operation, the no; will not partake of therotary movement and may be conveniently manipulatcd hr the attendant.

Mounted 't'or cortical 11101191210111; in the jack block 1 16 is the jack spindle 1th.). Fla. 1t), 11181011111, end portion of which rests i on a ball 17d l11i01'})0j-1(l betncini the spindle 169 and a jacking plun n cr 171, the construe tion being such that upon upward 111.011" ment of the plunger 171 the jack spindle 169 will be raised, In order to hold the jack spindle in its raised or jacked position. the present invention contemplates n ezius o initting such upwardmovement oi the jar-h spindle and for holding it: in jacked position. To this end the jack slide 1 11] has connected thereto the cup piece 173 in which is mounted the harr lencd steel block 17-1 through which passes the jacking; plunger 171. The jacking plunger 171 has :1 thittened face as at 175. 'Fig. 11). adapted to he engaged by locking roller 116 which lldti's along the inclined surface 11"? ot the block 174. Fig.2. 10, and under the iin 'iuh-ie ot a spring 178 scat-s itself at the coutractii-d poit on of the space betweenthe block and the flattened face 175 01 the plunger-to main hit.

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tain the latter and, therefore, the jack spindle, in the raised or jacked position.

When a jack with a treated shoe thereon approaches jacking position as indicated at A, Fig. 1, it is not only desirable to have the jack tree for attendant control rotatably as hereinbet'ore described, but the shoe should be unjacked. To this end the present invention contemplates the provision or" means for automatically unjaeking the shoe as the jack approaches jacking position. The steel block, 17 1, heretofore described as contained within the cap piece 173, has lugs 179 projecting therefrom in which is mounted a pin 180, Fig. 10. Pivoted on the pin 180 is a rocking lever 181, Fig. 10, l'iaving a toe portion 182, adapted to engage beneath the locking roller 176. Mounted on the rocking lever 181 is a roller 183, Fig. 10. which as the jack approaches the jacking station as indicated at A, Fig. 1, with a. jacked shoe thereon, is adapted to engage a cam 181-, Fig. -l, secured to the trame of the machine in the path of movement 01 the roll 183, the construction being such that as the jack approaches the jacking station the lever 181 will be actuated to unlock the jacking plunger 171 and permit the jack spindle to drop.

\Vhen the jacked shoe reaches the jacking station itshould not only be unjacked for convenient removal but should be placed in convenient position for such removal and the jack parts arranged for convenient reception of another shoe. Pivotally mounted at 185, Figs. 10 and 13, is a jack 186 provided at its upper end with a suitable shoe engaging portion 187. Contained in an aperture at the base of the jack isaspringpressed plunger 188, Fig. 13, engaging the upper surface of the head ot the spindle 169, the construction being such that when the jack is free to swing into the position indicated in Fig. 10, the spring plunger 188 will move the jack to that position. It is necessary. however, that when the jack is turned into vertical position to jack the shoe it should be securely held in such position. and, later on, released when the jacking plunger is unlocked to permit the dropping of the jack. To accomplish this there may be rigidly attached to each jack support 1 16, through which passes the spindle 169. a projecting linger 189 provided with a cam groove 190 with which engages a. roll 191 journaled in a projection 192 extending from the lower end of the jack. The aim groove 190 is of such aform that as the jack is elevated to the position it occupies duping the heel finishing operations. the roll is moved to swing the jack about its pivot 185 into upright position. On the other hand, as the jack is lowered at the jacking and unjacking station. the cam groove 190 guides the roll into position to permit the jack to swing under the influence o1 plunger 188 i nto convenient unjacking and jacking posit-ion.

Go-operatingwith the head 187 of each jack 156 to hold the shoes in the desired position thereon is a toplitt engaging plate 193 having a sliding connection indicated at- 19st (Fig. 20) with the head ot' a plunger 195 spring pressed downwardly and adjustable by means 01 a threaded sleeve 200, as indicated in Fig. 18, .in the UPI er extremity of arm 196 (Fig. 1). To limit the movement of the toplit't plate 193 in the direction or the toe portion or the shoe there is provided an adjusting screw 197- (Fig. 17) mounted at the lower end oil a rod 198 vertically adjustable in accordance 'ith the position of the toplitt plate. The upper end of plunger 195 is screw threaded and provided with a pair of adjustable nuts 199 to limit the downward movement thereof under the action of the spring. The position of sleeve 200 in which the plunger slides may be adjusted on account of its screw threaded connection to the end ot arm 196 and it may be locked in adjusted position by any suitable means. indicated in the drawing as a lock nut. It will thus be seen that plunger 195, is, in the absence of a shoe on the jack. moved down ard by its spring, this movement being limited. however. by nuts 199. The heel of a jacked shoe engages the topli'lt plate 193, the movement of the jack upwards into jacked position elevating the toplitt plate 193 and the plunger 195 against the compression of the spring with the result that the shoe is firmly held in place.

Secured to the machine frame at the jacking station, as indicated in Fig. 10, is a bracket 201 having a sleeve 202 in which is a plunger .203 having a head Q04: adapted to engage the lower end of the jacking plunger 171 when the. jack is in jacking position. The plunger 5203 has a suitable recess to engage the head 205 of a jacking lever 206. Fig. 10, pivotally mounted at 207 on the machine frame and connected by the rod 208 with the jacking treadle 57 1) hereinbetore described, the construction being such that by the depression of the jacking treadle 51'' a shoe mounted upon a jack in jacking position may be suitably jacked.

As hereinbetore described, the act of jacking a shoe at the jacking station and the release of the jacking means or treadle 57 act to start the machine into opera tion, and when a shoe has been transferred from the jacking station to a tool and has been treated by such tool, the machine automatically comes to rest by move ment of the projection 82 of the lever Fri upwardly into the recess 81 of the cam T l, Fig. 6. At this time the catch 61 on the arm 69 is disengage-d from the lug 62-, having been so disengaged by the pin 83 as before 

